Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

looked down.

“Slap yourself.”

puzzled about what she had said wrong. Was it because she had apologized

arched

Letitia bit her lip and slapped

and forceful, and her cheek needed to show

be a second slap, a third…

bad. You’re getting the hang of it, Elgin pointed to the thermos

as told.

she lifted the lid, tantalizing her appetite.

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

mother also made her soup, but she could

from a vegetative state

not, blinking rapidly to

lounging with legs crossed chin up “Letitia, eat the soup”

wanted her

night Letitia said. Phedra brought

now on

up the spoon, scooped up some

do it

Open your mouth”

no choice but to

something unreadable flickered in

it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it.

even if it did so what? He couldn’t

because she was

agreement

looked closely It was a

just got mamed but he already wanted a divorce What

rested his forehead on his

he could find the woman he had slept with

presence would be meaningless, because he would marry that woman.

beauty had

you wish, Letitia agreed.

right to bargain with me? You want me

“No”

Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover

temper,

you ever considered, maybe

Elgin’s face darkened quickly like storm

table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring

to die?

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